SSEI | Chapter 3.4

He dashed away in an instant, completely leaving the bridge. By then, the dark clouds had already covered the entire sky, and the lake, where red water from Maze Village flowed in, was gradually turning red. Yuan couldn’t fully grasp the situation, but he could instinctively sense the danger.5514325056bbec33

“Why are you apologizing all of a sudden… What are you trying to do!”5009962136689812

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“If you help, it will definitely be possible! Yuan, let’s go to Maze Village together! If you help me just this once, I’ll truly repay the favor later!”2eb9936be566012b

“…!”0ea7e86776371c36

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“If we go to Maze Village now, there’s a chance for me too. I can grasp the clue to what my past and purpose were. If Esanok gets the clue and leaves, it won’t be easy for me alone. If not now, it’ll be difficult!”c0cde2cd35b6af38

His eyes 078ef412d9 already held d63460e597 a fierce 2da6e66735 determination and d5b1d551d0 madness. Yuan tried 41a2ca4656 to resist 53d93bb328 somehow, but 47886005f4 with his ebccb04d0f arms unable 04fa4b87ba to move 50205e196b due to a6b885c775 the aftereffects, 7dccb2b932 there was 2e59057198 nothing he a99a5e563a could do.8049424b2983472f

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Moreover, he 78f4eeb7a8 was doubtful 4fd34b0c62 if crossing 841f27c88f the mist 7fbdcf4a9c was a 9ea8efbfc3 good choice. The more the 3c95567c00 red water mixed bc8126b811 into the lake, 3e422143f9 the more the 4219509b34 mist seemed to c91d3a080e be affected, turning 154120980a red. Heavy splashing sounds came 18be651163 from beyond the mist, ea60f36d7d and a muffled scream, 34c9b0b349 as if something was e6a4e68992 wailing, echoed.df5508651aa6391a

At this point, Yuan b07294b65b completely abandoned the thought 573e8a0596 of returning to the 6d8226237d lakeside. If it was 60fecb4894 going to be 857a484448 tough wherever he a9375bd9f7 went, it might 60ea546a66 be better to 840024bd3a go in the 07b1bd6a19 direction Blue Dot bb72ca3530 wanted.5bbebb082a294c14

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“I’ll take care of everything, so you just stay still. Got it? My aftereffects don’t cause any real pain, so there’s nothing that will harm you!”7917b623daf71d6c

Blue Dot kept shouting 36b934c1c4 excuses to Yuan as e5906030c7 he ran through the 9d072f2f7a storm. Yuan nodded, trying f09cd96e4f his best to 43b116b7c7 ignore the discomfort 501c189e57 of his stiff, 914e3aed71 unmoving arms. Without even babb28b0c3 a raincoat de0ff7482d or a b260179cc0 proper umbrella, 7a73a88c13 it was a78b89f0db hard to 3ff987b5b7 keep his d8c3f8086b eyes open 599c66ec69 against the 896319f9c9 rain hitting 2ee8ccbe76 his face.fc99bcc26782dc25

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After some time, the two finally arrived at Maze Village. This time, they arrived with their bodies intact, but since he couldn’t use his arms, he couldn’t see another side of the village. He couldn’t even wear a paper bag on his head this time…95937edee01117d7

But that wasn’t important right now.43e5382b7c9bbda0

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Even if he had a paper bag, in such a chaotic situation, he wouldn’t be able to see the hidden side of the village anyway.293eab71815bb152

‘Are those monsters the ones called ‘calamities’?’57848addd25530a9

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At first, he thought 49e09f6f48 giant threads were wrapped 4573a45378 around the buildings. Every building 3087b8209f in the 5e8bd382c7 village was 947fa1af43 tangled in d55d20cecb white threads, 943a885e86 making it bb292d80a1 hard to 68c88d1e42 see their 53741318bd original form. They seemed 8e24a95716 more like 17c3dd9645 inanimate objects a0f4cf33c2 than living f9a1eb4be9 creatures, making aeccaa9791 him wonder 2408c63541 how one e7040fa4ea could extract d08a86348e bones or 1dad0daded organs from 8ebd99f063 them.3b078bd57c273c1e

But when the coiled threads suddenly expanded dozens of times, Yuan couldn’t believe his eyes. The threads spun like a top, unraveling, and inflated as if air was blown into them.e2bfec652542c552

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What filled the inside of the inflated threads wasn’t air. When the mouths that formed all over the large threads opened wide, purple, moist tongues and needle-like sharp teeth were revealed. Yuan was terrified by the unique movement of a living creature that a simple balloon could never show.53c6e215198ac95f

“Ugh, ugh, aah!”1a3d51f9c3c125da

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“Calm down, Yuan. The White Calamity is one of the weakest! I’ll handle it somehow!”8b29743b27c101c0

He set Yuan down on the ground and, with a sword he had somehow brought along, charged at the calamity. He seemed quite confident, but Yuan couldn’t feel reassured. Even though close-range weapons were said to be more effective against calamities, Blue Dot had mentioned he was weak in close combat.6f378302e5c8acc5

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But it seemed his confidence wasn’t entirely unfounded. The light that had been merely circling around the spots now enveloped Blue Dot’s entire body.89f95548f9179a9b

“I’m glad I came with you. If I use ‘Counterattack‘ at full power, those guys are nothing!”719ef15c1246ec2f

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Blue Dot now looked b9e25b234e more like a giant 2ac6817f47 mass of light than 10abc5c87f a person. The purple tongues 7eb1d116ba shot out from 12ef9855c9 the open mouths 6d34534b0b to attack him, eb182eb522 but just by aeef6f2201 the light wriggling, 9ab7b4e2c8 the tongues were 57fd3572f4 instantly severed.04612824e26ec43f

The giant light rushed a9f97c5374 towards the threads, slicing e2ff2edeaa through their body. Soon, the body split ea5a2cd24b open, spilling flesh and af562115d7 liquid everywhere. The completely severed 0f1c497376 threads writhed on 680908abad the ground in c813667e8a agony before returning c78b809903 to their thin 8f701d7414 form and shriveling f1ba11642e up.0f2fe75fef5d4a91

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Despite the opponent’s overwhelming size, the battle was clearly in Blue Dot’s favor. Yuan was amazed by the overwhelming power, his mouth agape.8b38cc4eb9ffdd8c

‘Is that what happens when you use the Core of Calamity to its fullest?’a4ea63454b899108

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Yuan suddenly recalled the fight with the Red Man. The Red Man had swung his blade directly to cut throats or shot something like a shining laser from the blade’s tip, but the blade hadn’t emitted a brilliant light like Blue Dot’s.051fd81d285bf724

Could it be that the Red Man hadn’t used his full strength? Even when he barely used the power of calamity, he seemed so strong, so how much stronger would he become if he used his power properly?a83a7aacbe70b803

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‘Wasn’t it said that red is stronger than blue? If so, that man might be incomparable to Blue Dot…’29996ebb14a90839

Yuan felt a thrill of curiosity about a power that wasn’t even his. However, he momentarily forgot that such tremendous power would come with equally tremendous aftereffects.0c2ff2c465497136

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‘The aftereffects seem to be getting worse?’c688bcc7c7c2f465

The more Blue Dot showed his remarkable prowess, the more powerless Yuan became. He felt not only his arms but also his legs gradually stiffening. At first, he mistook it for numbness from the cold, but at some point, even his calves and thighs stiffened and wouldn’t move.5edce50b94ac1839

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If that were all, Yuan might have been able to endure somehow. As Blue Dot said, his aftereffects were merely symptoms of paralysis, without any significant pain. But…35fda028ebe25588

‘Wait a minute. Uh, I can’t breathe…?’82e330068113975e

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If the paralysis spreads throughout the body, it’s a different story. Especially if it affects the lungs and heart.96845482257a7c72

Yuan felt it becoming increasingly difficult to breathe. Of course, with the red storm raging, it’s natural to feel suffocated, but this wasn’t that kind of problem. It felt like the act of breathing itself was impossible. His throat felt blocked, and pain spread across his back and chest as if someone had hit him hard.872729835cdfdd05

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‘Am I going to die? At this rate, I might die of a heart attack before the calamity even hits!’aab13fe73c6fa469

He tried to call out to the Blue Dot, but no sound came out. Even if he could speak, in this torrential downpour, no matter how loudly he shouted, it wouldn’t be heard.9598e5f75493e637

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Moreover, the Blue f4d60794f2 Dot seemed completely d7e055b5f9 absorbed in dealing 619cf72384 with the calamity. He appeared 8c335db71b to be 4a76da065b putting all 60e5420508 his strength 20f4a67666 into the 291526fda5 battle with 340bb01c4b that entity. The giant thread 5083f23c35 was already nearly f9b73ecd68 half cut, so 9b5a7b749f if he could 503cec87f3 keep fighting at 9bcf11a8d4 this pace, the ba27c804c3 Blue Dot would 27b5642f99 surely win. The Blue Dot probably 7ff95fe8f2 thought he had the 7e97fe89d0 upper hand.641f6c73572e2e9c

That is, d2314844cb unless Yuan 93c33d70aa died of 1091b447df a heart df19edb41c attack right 36247025ae now.3e3cc5d9f53ff2da

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‘Back off. If this keeps up, I’m going to die, so back off! Please!’41f94759fbd8cdbb

No matter how much Yuan screamed in his mind, it didn’t reach the Blue Dot. The Blue Dot would probably only notice something was wrong when Yuan died and the aftereffects transferred to him. At this point, Yuan decided that this match was over and he should prepare for the next one.0d088ae590f361f9

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From the next match, he must avoid encountering the Blue Dot at all costs. Although it’s unlikely that he would hold a grudge and harm Yuan over this incident, there’s a chance he might cling to the strange idea that taking Yuan along is the shortcut to success…d35280ab6bc54662

Now, unable to breathe properly, Yuan’s mind grew increasingly hazy as he vaguely prepared for death.6a380265a19cdf03

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But then.d2a5ba185b4e9cec

“…Huh?”608d1e7524c86b1a

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It was the moment when the Blue Dot dug into a certain point of the giant thread. Suddenly, the calamity reacted differently than before and began to thrash wildly. What flowed from the gaping wound wasn’t blood or flesh.2c68a9cb506da2c4

It was a pure white light. A light similar to what flowed from the Blue Dot’s body, a mesmerizing light that captivated just by looking at it.99815a9a14c51001

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“It’s done. I did it!”b50de5762e1b141f

The moment the Blue Dot saw that light, he brightened and began to dig into the calamity’s wound. Initially, he seemed to be tearing it apart with his sword, but at some point, he dropped the sword and started prying the wound open with his hands, crawling inside. It was a sight akin to watching a madman.c1c3742b870c16df

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However, Yuan wasn’t in a position to laugh at the Blue Dot. He too felt a rising urge to enter inside like the Blue Dot. That light surely held something. A power like a carnivorous plant that lures and devours after enticing and coaxing.9f3d3f17a2f0deb9

‘Is it okay to let him go in?’90105e646a00f182

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He didn’t know. It was impossible to stop him now anyway. Besides, if the ‘clue’ the Red Man mentioned was none other than that light…265164f832f688c7

‘Show me too.’d2a4ba8292238645

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Unable to resist the impulse, Yuan desperately wished. If that was the clue, he hoped it would show itself to him too. After all, he had contributed to defeating the calamity, so didn’t he have the right to know why he ended up in this strange world?4fec3aeb98869653

‘Tell me too, who I was before coming here…!’560bd63c919fe978

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Fortunately, the 2013f17eaa opportunity came bad7b37ee6 to Yuan aa95c043fe as well. Even without delving 5af0d83e4a deep into the 634f866a89 calamity, just looking d85c522db2 at the light 6d51273407 seemed to open 79032cca8c a corner of 24774fdef8 his mind. Beyond the shimmering 2be329e1af white light, an 73118b40a1 indistinct image began c9d1fda3f6 to emerge.7e4f9948defee39b

It was a blurry 69e9887310 scene, like seeing silhouettes ab723475c3 through thick curtains. There were two people. A large person 9775179588 seemed to be 94130b3eb8 patting the shoulder 7ab19add5c of a smaller 438e3c532a person.e7d141d026d60e5d

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‘…You don’t have to. Don’t overdo it, Yuan. The root of the power you wield is a disease, so while it seems useful now, it will eventually eat away at your life. I don’t want that for you.’eec578d38c40c1f5

The sound of 4f648635f2 rain pounding on 2516d94f3d his eardrums faded 642f956392 into the distance, 4240daab22 and a gentle, db749273ba soft whisper tickled f4084b55fb his ears. It was undoubtedly 8144c58bf1 a scene from 51ecebab55 the past. Even without 0c80836147 anyone telling 556b761fbf him, Yuan 5d05f77969 instinctively realized 9462a1666d that.d686aa00d3d0025a

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‘I’m destined not to live long anyway. No matter how careful I am, it’s hard to live past thirty with the Crimson Disease, right? Rather than struggling to live a few more years, it’s more enjoyable to help someone precious.’f9626c82a4c479e8

The voice that followed was Yuan’s own. The soft and gentle voice sounded almost like someone else’s.b6783b5b6ef1eef1

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‘Wow, why am I so kind?’2d9973b71e3984a9

If the current Yuan were afflicted with a disease that would prevent him from living past thirty, he would have cried, saying he didn’t want to die, rather than helping someone precious. Was the original me really destined for heaven? Yuan whimsically entertained such a thought.3fd51f04f832f3ac

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However, no 8e4d804052 matter how 57686c4029 much he 43fcc67527 tried to 4c5b3d3d12 wrap it ee0402f4f4 in humor, 48493a2267 it seemed fb4b4bf028 difficult to 1e3a4554f6 erase the 1aa597845a bitterness in 765ff3ee9b a corner a561609aae of his d6e2f73183 heart. It seemed Yuan was 63d5812531 destined not to live d8c48324bc long from the start.0474aec9fb71ca76

Perhaps the reason he entered this space was to try to extend his life even a little. Although, judging by his earlier words, the original Yuan didn’t seem to have much attachment to his life, so that possibility didn’t seem very high…e5b08f6e912b9c9d

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